\nAll of this noise is designed to distract from the fact that the Culinary Union failed its members,”<\/strong> a Station Casinos statement said, citing the fact that 98% of union members were put out of work at some point during the pandemic. “While we are not even sure what a ‘mass action lawsuit’ is in this context, we are certain that it is intended to harass and bully Station Casinos.”<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nThe company went on to say that it has complied with the “Right to Return” law, and any claim otherwise is “misguided, counterproductive, and useless.”<\/p>\n
Workers Levy Wrongdoing<\/b><\/h2>\n
The Culinary Union press release announcing the mass action lawsuit included comments from some of the plaintiffs, who say they have not been afforded the protections they’re legally due under SB386. Kenia Cobas says she was a cook at Station’s Green Valley Ranch for 16 years before being let go in 2020.<\/p>\n
“I’m a single mom and I have two children who depend on me. The company acted shamefully during the pandemic. They need to think about others — not just about their profits and enriching themselves. Station Casinos needs to follow the law and bring us back to work,” Cobas said without detailing her legal grievances.<\/p>\n
Rodrigo Solano, a former cook at Boulder Station for 27 years, claims he was forced into early retirement after not being brought back by Station Casinos.<\/strong><\/p>\n“I want and deserve my job back,” Solano said. “I canvassed, phone banked, and door hung to win the SB386 law and I want the ‘Right to Return’ to my former job.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Station Casinos is named in a mass action lawsuit brought by 76 plaintiffs who allege that the Nevada gaming operator has repeatedly violated state law. With the support of the Culinary Union, the mass tort litigation claims Station Casinos has not adhered to the “Nevada Hospitality and Travel Workers Right to Return Act.” Senate Bill […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":207295,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81886,60],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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